Sentence examples for decent excuse from inspiring English sources
They are neither dyslexic nor attention-deficient, nor do they have any decent excuse for not reading.
At least have the generosity to give them a few hours to come up with a decent excuse.
Even the nicest invitations have a coercive streak baked into them: Come if you care about me — and can't make up a halfway decent excuse.
Elvis declined to attend their wedding, although he did have a decent excuse – he was in the army at the time, in Germany.
In a research note, UBS analysts said: "Stock investors were probably looking for a decent excuse to re-enter the market in a new quarter at more attractive levels".
As it turns out, in a state as sober-minded as Connecticut, the people responsible for making curious-looking official purchases, including $45,000 for custom stationery and Christmas cards for Gov. John G. Rowland, usually have a decent excuse.
But on a hot summer day, "The Smurfs" is a decent enough excuse to haul the little ones into an air-conditioned theater.
"On a hot summer day, 'The Smurfs' is a decent enough excuse to haul the little ones into an air-conditioned theater," Neil Genzlinger wrote in The New York Times in July.
He never stops saying it, that it's for our future, so we become decent people and – excuse the language so we don't end up with a shit life….[According to her father] the only thing that can open doors is education [Once he got started], my brothers and I knew we were in for a 2-hour lecture.
No decent person should support or excuse terrorism either".
